The 10 Safest New York City, NY Neighborhoods For 2025


The safest New York City neighborhoods are Clearview and Carnegie Hill for 2025 based on Saturday Night Science.

By: Chris Kolmar | About HomeSnacks
Last Updated: October 26, 2025
Safest Neighborhoods In New York City
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Every city has safe neighborhoods and dangerous neighborhhods. We believe you should know which neighborhoods in New York City are the safest before you move.

Every year, more than 30 million Americans move. Sometimes, its for a job, other times its to escape the big city. But no matter where you move, you want a neighborhood thats family friendly, clean, and most importantly, safe.

Weve analyzed the FBI crime reports data on violent and property crimes for every single neighborhood in New York City. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.

What New York City neighborhoods can you leave your doors unlocked at night? Heres the list.

The Safest Neighborhoods In New York City For 2025

  1. Clearview
  2. Carnegie Hill
  3. North Sutton Area
  4. Charlestown-Richmond Valley
  5. Maspeth
  6. City Island
  7. Dyker Heights
  8. Spuyten Duyvil
  9. Battery Park
  10. Middle Village

Which neighborhood is the safest in New York City in 2025? That would be Clearview. Thats according to the most recent FBI crime data, which takes into account everything from thefts and robberies to assaults and murders.

If you dont see a neighborhood youre looking for in our top , scroll down to the bottom, where we have all New York City neighborhoods listed in order from safest to most dangerous.

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Table Of Contents: Top 10 | Methodology | Summary | Table

The 10 Safest Neighborhoods To Live In New York City For 2025

1. Clearview

Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 28,704
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 168
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,041

2. Carnegie Hill

Carnegie Hill New York, NY

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Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 13,630
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 118
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,439

3. North Sutton Area

Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 17,279
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 130
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,327

4. Charlestown-Richmond Valley

Charlestown-Richmond Valley New York, NY

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 1,829
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 176
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,470

5. Maspeth

Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 55,134
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 247
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,190

6. City Island

Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 4,322
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 242
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,281

7. Dyker Heights

Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 36,602
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 218
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,339

8. Spuyten Duyvil

Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 16,320
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 108
Property Crime Per 100k: 2,122

9. Battery Park

Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 15,714
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 169
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,671

10. Middle Village

Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 34,717
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 259
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,531

Methodology: How We Determined The Safest New York City Hoods In 2025

You can ask people which neighborhoods are the safest, or you can look at the unbiased raw data. We choose data.

Instead of relying on speculation and opinion, we used Saturday Night Science to analyze the numbers from the FBI’s most recent crime report for every neighborhood in New York City.

To be more specific, we analyzed the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. We then ran an analysis to calculate each neighborhood’s property and violent crimes per capita. We used the following criteria:

  • Total Crimes Per Capita
  • Violent Crimes Per Capita
  • Property Crimes Per Capita

We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 123 in each category, where 1 was the safest.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a safe neighborhood index.

Finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest safest neighborhood index the “Safest City Neighborhood In New York City.” We’re lookin’ at you, Clearview.

We updated this article for 2025. This is our fourth time ranking the safest neighborhoods in New York City.

Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from safest to most expensive.

Summary: The Safest Places In New York City

Looking at the data, you can tell that Clearview is as safe as they come, according to science and data.

The safest neighborhoods in New York City are Clearview, Carnegie Hill, North Sutton Area, Charlestown-Richmond Valley, Maspeth, City Island, Dyker Heights, Spuyten Duyvil, Battery Park, and Middle Village.

But as most New York residents would agree, almost every place here has its safe and not safe parts. So make sure you’re informed ahead of time.

The most dangerous neighborhoods in New York City are Greenwich Village, Chelsea, Financial District, West Village, and Ardon Heights.

We ranked the neighborhoods from safest to most dangerous in the chart below.

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Detailed List Of The Safest Neighborhoods To Live In New York City For 2025

RankNeighborhoodCrime Per 100K
1Clearview1,209
2Carnegie Hill1,557
3North Sutton Area1,457
4Charlestown-Richmond Valley1,646
5Maspeth1,437
6City Island1,523
7Dyker Heights1,557
8Spuyten Duyvil2,230
9Battery Park1,840
10Middle Village1,790
11Douglastown-Little Neck1,697
12University Heights3,186
13Auburndale2,123
14Nkew Gardens1,839
15Bensonhurst1,951
16Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay2,018
17Mapleton-Flatlands2,062
18Woodside2,092
19Howland Hook3,617
20Glendale2,213
21Jamaica3,688
22Bloomfield-Chelsea-Travis2,352
23Saintalbans2,117
24Port Richmond3,753
25Utopia2,361
26Borough Park2,394
27Tottensville2,649
28Queens Village2,249
29Woodhaven-Richmond Hill2,261
30Forest Hills2,645
31Wakefield-Williamsbridge3,800
32Richmondtown2,878
33Yorkville3,925
34Park Slope2,704
35Boerum Hill10,898
36Bedford-Stuyvesant4,000
37Cobble Hill3,114
38Whitestone2,647
39Soundview4,000
40Baychester2,612
41Flatbush11
42Hamilton Heights4,192
43Ettingville1,162
44Eastchester4,205
45Queensboro Hill1,128
46Midland Beach4,328
47Ridgewood2,910
48Sunny Side2,950
49Westerleigh-Castleton1,202
50Morningside Heights3,015
51Washington Heights2,821
52Williams Bridge2,658
53East Harlem2,671
54Sunset Park2,846
55Upper East Side3,190
56Laurelton2,865
57Soho1,227
58Downtown1,227
59Murray Hill1,227
60Central Park1,227
61Garment District1,227
62Midtown1,227
63East Brooklyn4,551
64Williamsburg3,135
65Todt Hill5,434
66Morris Heights4,666
67Lower East Side4,685
68South Beach5,459
69Bedford Park4,675
70Upper West Side3,324
71The Rockaways2,986
72Throggs Neck3,228
73Harlem5,034
74Hunts Point12,367
75Mariners Harbor3,150
76Greenwood3,222
77Inwood3,113
78Springfield Gardens5,229
79Astoria-Long Island City3,217
80Country Club3,311
81College Point3,330
82Parkchester6,107
83Great Kills664
84Morris Park3,572
85Bay Ridge3,703
86Woodlawn-Nordwood3,724
87Clinton3,535
88Union Port3,462
89Rossville701
90Riverdale4,012
91Gramercy8,549
92Chinatown6,610
93Corona3,669
94Jackson Heights6,804
95Fordham6,661
96Prince’s Bay828
97Fort Green3,943
98Steinway3,947
99Annandale960
100Kings Bridge4,515
101Tremont7,480
102Bushwick4,001
103Huguenot862
104New Brighton4,019
105Clifton4,178
106Flushing4,529
107Woodrow910
108Little Italy6,054
109High Bridge9,769
110East Village4,627
111Brownsville9,130
112Canarsie4,510
113Carroll Gardens5,701
114South Bronx9,488
115Oakwood5,300
116Mott Haven9,743
117Rosebank60
118Tribeca6,433
119Ardon Heights562
120West Village6,216
121Financial District7,223
122Chelsea7,460
123Greenwich Village9,129
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

You can find out more about him on LinkedIn or his website.

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